Nizar Amidi
Nizar Amidi | |
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نزار آميدي نزار ئامێدی | |
 Amidi in 2026 | |
| 10th President of Iraq | |
| Assumed office 12 April 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Latif Rashid |
| Minister of Environment | |
| In office 3 December 2022 – 25 October 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Jassim Abdul-Aziz al-Falahi |
| Succeeded by | Hallo Mustafa Kaka Reza |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nizar Mohammed Saeed Amidi 8 February 1968 Amedi, Mosul Province, Iraq |
| Political party | Patriotic Union of Kurdistan |
| Alma mater | University of Mosul |
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Nizar Mohammed Saeed Amidi[a] (born 8 February 1968) is an Iraqi engineer and politician who has been the 10th and current president of Iraq since 2026. He is a member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK). Before, he was the minister of environment in the government of prime minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani from 2022 to 2024.[2][3][4]
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References
- ↑ "مجلس النواب ينتخب نزار آميدي رئيسا لجمهورية العراق". Baghdad Today (in Arabic).
- ↑ "Iraq's New President pledges "Iraq First" governance". Shafaq News. 11 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "Nizar Amidi elected Iraq's president". Anadolu Agency. 11 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "Iraqi parliament elects Nizar Amedia as country's new president". Reuters. 11 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.